The Prison (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 No. 704 (NI. 5)

Detention in the custody of a constable where admission to prison not practicable

4.  After section 15 of the Prison Act there shall be inserted—

“Detention in the custody of a constable where admission to prison not practicable

15A.   Where—

(a) a person is in the custody of a constable;

(b) it is the duty of the constable to take that person to a prison in which his detention is authorised by law; and

(c) it is for any reason not practicable to secure the admission of that person to that prison,

that person may lawfully be detained in the custody of a constable until such time as he can be admitted to that prison or is required to appear before a court.”.